<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > [a city and a plant] blooming in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia - ma lanhua</h1>
The sky is clear, the wild is vast, and the wind blows grass low to see cattle and sheep
In Inner Mongolia, you can find a plant everywhere, it is the maran flower. Scientific name horsetail, a plant of the Iris family. Including the area of The dominant species in the community, Inner Mongolia alone reached 52. 960,000 hm2, usable area up to 44. 930,000 hm2, is one of the most widely distributed and highest value plants in the Iris family.
Maran flowers, slender leaves grow in clusters, starting every April, small blue flowers will emerge from the bottom. Each flower has a unique structure, with six petals, the outermost three, the three inside, and the outer petals are distributed with fine stripes.
Maran flowers
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" >Why is ma orchid widely distributed in the arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia? </h1>
The reason why Ma Lin can be widely distributed in arid Inner Mongolia is because of several "skills" it has evolved.
Skill one: developed root system.
The roots of the horse lin are very developed, can be planted down more than a meter, and the thin whisker roots are densely developed and grow into a large piece under the ground, which makes the horse lin can survive in the arid area, and the place where the horse lin is planted can also maintain water and soil very well.
Skill two: Erect and slender leaves.
The leaves of Equisetum grow upright, which can effectively reduce water evaporation. Under harsh environmental conditions, the aboveground part of the horse lin will become relatively low, the aboveground growth will be reduced by more than 20%, and the root system will be more developed, increasing by more than 10%, which will help it to survive normally in adverse environments such as high temperature and drought and waterlogging. And the horse lin in the city is full of moisture, and the leaves are relatively slender,
Horsetail is also resistant to salinity, because its leaves have salt glands, which can discharge toxins and form its strong vitality against various pollutions. Horsetail is planted in areas with heavy saline and alkali components, and can grow luxuriantly without changing the soil. Therefore, in many places in Inner Mongolia, horse lin is planted as a pioneer plant to improve the harsh environment. Therefore, although there are no particularly bright flowers, ma lin has a very tenacious spirit and is regarded as a pioneer hero in the plant world.
Tracing back to history, in China's earliest ancient book "Yi Zhi Ci" book recorded "the words of the same heart, its smell is like an orchid". As an excellent soil and water conservation, grazing, ornamental and medicinal plant, horse lin has a place in history and nature, and is an excellent indigenous grass species in China's tradition.
Horsetail has high ornamental value and economic value.
The horse is resistant to trampling, and after trampling, it can self-recover and people can enter the viewing and activities. The green period of horsetail is long, and the ornamental period is also long. The blue-purple flowers of horsetail are elegant and beautiful, the flowers are developed with honey glands, the corolla is dense and has a fragrant smell, the flowering period is more than 50 days, and it can also be used as a cut flower material.
Horsetail is the most ideal plant for saline-alkali land transformation and desertification control. The lush leaves of horsetail grass cover the ground, and the leaves grow upright, which can buffer the storm and play a role in soil consolidation, and has a strong effect of dust suction, noise reduction and cooling. It is resistant to heavy saline alkali, and can still grow normally and flower and bear fruit under the conditions of heavy saline alkali land with pH value of 7.9~8.8, and at the same time inhibit the rise of saline alkali, which can effectively dilute the saline and alkali components of the soil.
Horsetail has not found any pests and diseases, because its special secretions have a rat repellent function, rarely occurs rat infestation. Once the horsetail vegetation is formed, it does not have to be maintained later, it has a natural metabolism, never ages, is planted once, once and for all, and has almost no management and maintenance costs.
Horsetail is really a treasure plant, and its medicinal value is also very high. In the Shennong Materia Medica, ma lin is listed as a medium grade, and its seeds contain ma lin zi methyl pigment, which can be used in medicine. Horsetail is sweet in taste, flat in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, reducing swelling and detoxification, and stopping bleeding.
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